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Railpower Technologies (Railpower Technologies) Capex-to-Revenue : 1.17 (As of Sep. 2008)


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What is Railpower Technologies Capex-to-Revenue?

Capex-to-Revenue measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its revenue.

Railpower Technologies's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was $-3.20 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was $2.72 Mil.

Hence, Railpower Technologies's Capex-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was 1.17.


Railpower Technologies Capex-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Railpower Technologies's Capex-to-Revenue can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Railpower Technologies Capex-to-Revenue Chart

Railpower Technologies Annual Data
Trend Sep00 Sep01 Sep02 Sep03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Capex-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.04 1.11 0.04 0.17 0.02

Railpower Technologies Quarterly Data
Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08
Capex-to-Revenue Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.01 - 0.14 0.24 1.17

Competitive Comparison of Railpower Technologies's Capex-to-Revenue

For the Railroads subindustry, Railpower Technologies's Capex-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Revenue data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Railpower Technologies's Capex-to-Revenue Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Railpower Technologies's Capex-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Railpower Technologies's Capex-to-Revenue falls into.



Railpower Technologies Capex-to-Revenue Calculation

Railpower Technologies's Capex-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Capex-to-Revenue=- Capital Expenditure / Revenue
=- (-1.922) / 95.624
=0.02

Railpower Technologies's Capex-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as

Capex-to-Revenue=- Capital Expenditure / Revenue
=- (-3.198) / 2.723
=1.17

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Railpower Technologies  (OTCPK:RLPHQ) Capex-to-Revenue Explanation

Capex-to-Revenue measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its revenue. The ratio shows how aggressively the company reinvests its revenue back into productive assets. However, a high ratio potentially indicates that the company has invested too much in innovation and infrastructure, taking up funds that could be used to boost productivity and increase revenue. Therefore, a high Capex to Revenue Ratio could be a positive or a negative sign depending on how effectively a company converts those investments into future earnings.


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Railpower Technologies (Railpower Technologies) Business Description

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9955 De Catania Avenue, Suite 105, Brossard, QC, CAN, J4Z 3V5
Railpower Technologies Corp is engaged in the development, construction, marketing and sales of high performance, clean locomotives and power plants for the transportation and related industries.

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